Vintage German Ceramic Our Daily Bread Gives Us Today Plate/Tray
Vintage German Ceramic Our Daily Bread Gives Us Today Plate/Tray
from $30.00
“CHEESE, WINE & BREAD” COOKBOOK & VINTAGE GIFTSETS”
Chef, travel blogger, author, and my daughter-in-law, Katie Quinn, debuted her brand new, drool-inducing cookbook, “Cheese, Wine, and Bread: Discovering the Magic of Fermentation in England, Italy, and France” on April 27, 2021!
In celebration of the launch, we’ve curated a limited edition collection inspired by the delicious recipes featured in the cookbook! Create your own one-of-a-kind gift set by selecting a gorgeous cheese, wine, or bread vintage item (or one of each!) and pairing it with the “Cheese, Wine, and Bread” cookbook.
As part of the BREAD Collection, this listing is for a charming, Give Us This Day bread plate. Select the option of buying just the plate or the plate and book set below. Don’t forget to add gift wrapping at the checkout for an extra special presentation!
This beautiful vintage ceramic bread plate was likely made in Germany circa 1940s. There are quite a few similar plates available but this one has some features that really makes it a stand out. It has a highly stylized bouquet of pastel colored flowers in the center and a row of raised dots along the main enter leaves, scalloped edges and gold inner and outer trim. Around the outside rim in gold paint is the German 'Unser täglich Brod gieb uns heute" which translates to - Our Daily Bread Gives Us Today.
Perfect for everyday use on your cottage dining table, a pile of scones at your next tea with the ladies or to display a small cake. Perfect for a bridal party/gift too! So pretty!
There is no manufacturing marking on the piece other than three lines etched into the back. I am pretty sure it is Bavarian ceramics and old enough that no mark was identified on the back.
This piece is in very nice condition. There is some surface rubbing of the gold paint around the outside rim and more paint loss on the gold line on the inside rim of the plate. There is a surface scratch over the heute word that you feel more than see.
Historical information on this type of bread plate:
Bread, historically the Staff of Life, was a very special commodity in Victorian Homes. And Victorians were quick to have a special place for it and to give thanks for it. During the 1870s many EAPG patterns had the prayer, "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" deeply molded into their bread plates. Some had other mottos. Most were around 11 -12" long by 7-9" wide although some are round. It is hard to distinguish whether a pattern's plate or platter was a bread plate or a cake plate or just a large serving tray. They forgot to leave such records about their use for us unless it happened to be shown in a catalog. And the plates were probably used interchangeably for whatever the need at hand. By the end of the Victorian era, the typical oval bread plates, at least the ones carrying the mottos must have fallen out of favor.
Dimensions:
9 1/2" diameter
Chef, travel blogger, author, and my daughter-in-law, Katie Quinn, debuted her brand new, drool-inducing cookbook, “Cheese, Wine, and Bread: Discovering the Magic of Fermentation in England, Italy, and France” on April 27, 2021!
In celebration of the launch, we’ve curated a limited edition collection inspired by the delicious recipes featured in the cookbook! Create your own one-of-a-kind gift set by selecting a gorgeous cheese, wine, or bread vintage item (or one of each!) and pairing it with the “Cheese, Wine, and Bread” cookbook.
As part of the BREAD Collection, this listing is for a charming, Give Us This Day bread plate. Select the option of buying just the plate or the plate and book set below. Don’t forget to add gift wrapping at the checkout for an extra special presentation!
This beautiful vintage ceramic bread plate was likely made in Germany circa 1940s. There are quite a few similar plates available but this one has some features that really makes it a stand out. It has a highly stylized bouquet of pastel colored flowers in the center and a row of raised dots along the main enter leaves, scalloped edges and gold inner and outer trim. Around the outside rim in gold paint is the German 'Unser täglich Brod gieb uns heute" which translates to - Our Daily Bread Gives Us Today.
Perfect for everyday use on your cottage dining table, a pile of scones at your next tea with the ladies or to display a small cake. Perfect for a bridal party/gift too! So pretty!
There is no manufacturing marking on the piece other than three lines etched into the back. I am pretty sure it is Bavarian ceramics and old enough that no mark was identified on the back.
This piece is in very nice condition. There is some surface rubbing of the gold paint around the outside rim and more paint loss on the gold line on the inside rim of the plate. There is a surface scratch over the heute word that you feel more than see.
Historical information on this type of bread plate:
Bread, historically the Staff of Life, was a very special commodity in Victorian Homes. And Victorians were quick to have a special place for it and to give thanks for it. During the 1870s many EAPG patterns had the prayer, "Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread" deeply molded into their bread plates. Some had other mottos. Most were around 11 -12" long by 7-9" wide although some are round. It is hard to distinguish whether a pattern's plate or platter was a bread plate or a cake plate or just a large serving tray. They forgot to leave such records about their use for us unless it happened to be shown in a catalog. And the plates were probably used interchangeably for whatever the need at hand. By the end of the Victorian era, the typical oval bread plates, at least the ones carrying the mottos must have fallen out of favor.
Dimensions:
9 1/2" diameter
With or Without Cheese, Wine & Bread Book:
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